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Rate Pauses In View On Busy Central Banking Day In Europe

The European Central Bank and the Bank of England were on Thursday expected to pause rates again as inflation retreats, while markets cheered the US Federal Reserve's clear signal that it would start slashing borrowing costs in 2024.

International Business Times

With inflation down, people are talking rate cuts. The European Central Bank may say not so fast

The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected

The Independent UK

Falling Inflation Shifts Focus To When ECB Could Cut Rates

With inflation dropping faster than expected and the economic outlook darkening, markets will be looking for clues about when eurozone borrowing costs might start to come down as rate-setters meet this week.

International Business Times

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Eurozone Inflation Falls To More Than Two-year Low

The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone fell to a more than two-year low in November, the EU's official statistics agency said Thursday.

International Business Times

Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Speak

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.19%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.18% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials while also awaiting the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge later in the…

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ECB keeps interest rates steady amid eurozone recession fears

Widely expected decision by European Central Bank follows 10 consecutive rises in borrowing costs

The Guardian - UK

The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves review – a personal manifesto

The shadow chancellor’s portraits of her economic heroes reveals much about a future Labour government’s agenda

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Policymakers urge Europe to move faster on clean energy transition

International policymakers have warned that Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power.

Radio France Internationale

Interest rates will stay high 'as long as necessary,' the European Central Bank's leader says

The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation because upward pressure on prices “remains strong.”

The Independent UK

Sluggish eurozone economies will not welcome ECB’s interest rate rise

Weak consumer spending as, people – especially in Germany, the EU’s largest economy – put more into savings

The Guardian - UK

ECB raises interest rates to highest level since euro launched

Central bank’s president hints this may be the peak for rates in drive to bring down stubborn inflation

The Guardian - UK

ECB's Lagarde says interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation

Interest rates in the European Union will need to stay high “as long as necessary” to slow still-high inflation, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday

The Independent UK

Fed Chair Powell could signal the likelihood of high rates for longer in closely watched speech

When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a high-profile speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, many analysts think he could make one thing clear: That the Fed plans to keep its benchmark interest rate at a peak level for longer than had been expected

The Independent UK

ECB urged to pause interest rate rises amid recession fears

Central bank raised rates by 0.25 percentage points in attempt to bring inflation down

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Federal Reserve Expected To Raise Rates To Highest Level In 22 Years Amid Inflation Concerns‌

ECB also likely to hike rates; attention shifts to policy outlook for the rest of the year.

Radio France Internationale

Does Europe really need a 'digital euro'?

The EU has taken a crucial step towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it has even been unveiled. RFI takes a look into what Brussels hopes and believes will be 'the next big…

The Guardian - UK

If there’s such a thing as an inflation quota, has Britain already exceeded it?

According to some in the City, the UK will have to keep prices flat for the next seven years to make up for the last three. Really?

The Guardian - UK

Rip-off Britain: why everything we buy now costs a fortune

As the cost of living crisis bites, consumers are asking how so many businesses have maintained or raised their profits

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Evening Standard

The Bank of England isn’t giving us the facts we need to question big business

City Voices: Bank ought to be on top of everything. It isn’t.

The Independent UK

Europe inflation slips to 5.5% — but that won't stop central bank rate hikes

Inflation in Europe slid again in June but fell too slowly to offer much relief to shoppers grumbling over price tags

The Independent UK

Top central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation

Several of the world's top central bankers got together, and their message was clear: interest rates could go even higher to combat inflation

Barchart

S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of Powell Speech, Chip War Heats Up

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.15% this morning as a report on potential new restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips to China weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited a speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for fresh clues on the future direction of U.S. monetary…

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S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of Powell Speech, Micron Earnings on Tap

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.14% this morning as market participants awaited a speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for fresh clues on the future direction of U.S. monetary policy.

The Guardian - UK

Corporate profits drove up prices last year, says ECB president

Christine Lagarde says without a shift in corporate behaviour, interest rates will need to stay higher for longer

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Stock Index Futures Climb as Investors Await Economic Data, China Stimulus Optimism Lifts Sentiment

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.21%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.42% this morning as market participants braced for the next raft of economic data and speeches by policymakers to gain insights into the outlook for the economy and interest rates, while hopes of…

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